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Title of the work

Leyer und Schwerdt (S.452)

Composer
Liszt Ferenc
Original / Hungarian title
Leyer und Schwerdt (S.452)
Foreign language / English title
Leyer und Schwerdt (S.452)
Subtitle
Heroide nach Carl Maria von Weber
Dedication
To Princess Augusta of Prussia
Year of composition
1848
Type
Instrumental solo
Number of players
1
Instrumentation
pf.
Duration
9 min
Movements, parts
One movement
Publisher / Source
Edition Schlesinger, Berlin 1848, Plate S.3484.
Available here!
Recordings
Hyperion Records CDA66761/2, 1993 - Leslie Howard (pf.)
Remarks, other info
Based on themes of No. 6, 3 and 2 from the Choral-Song Collection "Leyer und Schwerdt" by Carl Maria von Weber